{"product_id":"9781804948521","title":"A Day in the Life of a Gladiator : An Alternative History of Ancient Rome","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Harry Sidebottom\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAncient Rome\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 11 June 2026 by Cornerstone (Penguin (Cornerstone)) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 29 | 300g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'You will love Harry Sidebottom’s magnificent, blood-drenched study of the life of a gladiator … Was I not entertained? I absolutely was.' Dominic Sandbrook, The Times'Grippingly original' Tom Holland***A TIMES AND ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR***In ancient Rome, a single day could decide a gladiator’s fate. Follow in their footsteps with bestselling author Harry Sidebottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake a seat at the feast on the eve of the games and watch as the men marked for combat enjoy their final meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt dawn, Roman citizens rush to the Colosseum to see the spectacles: wild-beast hunts, public executions and carefully choreographed violence – all part of a good day’s entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch as the gladiators enter the arena – armour gleaming, shields locked, they step into the light, fighting not just for survival but for the favour of the crowd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGripping, immersive and grounded in ancient sources, A Day in the Life of a Gladiator illuminates the reality of Roman life and death in all its glory. This is history as it happened – not in the marble halls of emperors, but on the blood-darkened sand of the arena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously published in hardback as Those Who Are About to Die.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57161342746999,"sku":"9781804948521","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781804948521.jpg?v=1781032822","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781804948521","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}